Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-29
A DENIAL OF DRUNKENNESS ,
Captain Cyrus Gray Thinks he Has Been
Despicably Treated.
SOME SENSATIONAL CHARGES.
He Makes Very Strong Allegations
Against a Brother Oaicer In the
Army - Bond Purchaser
Washington News.
The Captain.s TEMPER Rum ed.

The Captains Temper Rufiled.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.- Especial Tele-
gram to the BEE. lin q recent interview
Captain Cyrus n. Gray, lately dismissed by
court martial from the army for drum nkenness,
| stated that the charges which had been filed
| by him against Captain Forsythe had been
suppressed. General Drum denied this and
| also the published statement that drunken
| ness exists to greater extent in the army
to-day than ever before. Captain Gray was
asked to-day If he had seen Drums denial
| and replied: "Yes. have read he remarks
of General Drum, as published. In order
| that he may no longer doubt the existence
of charges against Colonel James w. For
| sythe, Seventh cavalry, who perjured himself
before my court, and who was guilty of con-
duct unbecoming an officer and gentleman,
to-day handed the general copy of the
charges in person. the original being signed
by me August 81, 1877, and delivered to the
commanding officer at Fort Meade, Dakota.
| Colonel FOrsythe lied in his testimony
against me, the belief of General Drum to
the contrary Notwithstanding. That fact Is
plain to any one who ever read his testimony.
General Drum says Forsythe is man of
honor. Then why did he not prefer charges
against the two officers of his own regiment
| who we're recently most hagrantly drunk on
| duty? Why was | singled Out?"
"Dd Colonel FOrsythe single you out be-
| cause he had grudge against yOu?"
| "Yes, he hates me. lie told me II he ever
had a chance he would swear mighty hard
against me. In this matter he did not lie.
| He made his word good. General Drum is a
| gallant old veteran. and have no desire to
antagonize so distinguished man, but lie Is
way off his base"
"ln what way is he off his base"'
"ln two ways: First, When he says was
worried by drink. 1 do not admit that am
worried. My brain is as clear and my body
as sound as they ever were. was convicted
of two drunks inside OF half an hour. With
my record of twenty-five years l had every
reason to expect clemency: l have been told
| by an officer Of high standing that l was not
put out on the record OF my court but on
clandestine letters that were furnished since
my trial. These papers are on file in the
office of the acting judge advocate OF the
army, and although l applied for them,
have not been permitted to see them. Again,
the general talks of matter he knows moth
ing of when he talks of drinking IN the
army. He knew and saw what was going
on. Now that mis- duties, confine MIN to
Washington. what does he know, Of the
habits Of officers at remote posts? II an
| officer is cOurt-martialed he hears of 1t, or,
perhaps, he learns through an inspector that
such an officer Is addicted to drink, but, as
| rule, OUlCcTS k6tp Stlduy Wlcu lllc ilSptCWI
is on deck. Hitherto have not said word
"You don't mean to say that drinking, as
slhssseS char 3D. xs Is prevalent in the army at this
mo, 1 don't mean to say that drinking is
excessive among the officers. but do say
that fully three-fourths of them drink, and
| who OF these can plead not guilty to one or
more drinksp No army in the world was
ever better Ofiicered than is our little army
to-day, and yet to say that they all wear the
blue ribbon is simply to deny facts ana ma ex
say that would have paiu no attention to
this article had not the general in his re-
marks led the public to believe that am
deny. 1t took our blue ribbon army officers
twenty-five years to discover in me single
case of drunk on duty, and, strange to say,
wss neither drunk on dy
acqut me Of drunkenness when l was
drunk"
Atlanta Preparing For the President.
WILMINGTON. Sept. 2s.--[Special Tee-
gram to the BEE. l-One Of the southern
railroads running to Atlanta posts bills here
to-day announcing excursions to that city
during the exposition at the low rate of $l4.5
for the round trip. The bills call attention
in large type to the fact that the president
and Mrs. Cleveland will visit the fair. Agent
Leman, who arrived from Atlanta to-day,
says that Editor Grady tells everyone that
the reception to be given to the president and
Mrs Cleveland has never been approached
, by anything in this country since the
/ memorable visit Of General Lafayette.
Colonel Lamont has been busy all day re-
, ceiving and preparing the schedules of stops.
lie has been advised Of the exact minute
| when the presidential train will reach each
will have the right-ofway over the entire
route, 1t Is probable that every effort will bt
made to follow the schedule Colonel
Lamont said to-day that the only newspaper
+. T. ByckfOrd, of the Associated pIess, and
Mr. p. V. Degraw, of the United press.
Bond Purchases.
, WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-ISpecia Tele-
gram to the BEE. The total amount o
bonds offered and accepted under the call to
day was $243, 900, of which S153,95O were AZ
and the remainder As. By the acceptance
to-day the aggregate amount of money re-
leased from the treasury by the call reached
more than 80. .OO0, 600, excluding the premiums
| paid on the bonds purchased. This, tOgethe
, with the prepayment of interest due Octobe
! | on the As and the previous purchases unde
the "Wednesday circular" foOts up CRANE
total of about SIS, 900 900 placed in circulation
= by the treasury during the month, exclusive
, of current payments. The offers under tn
, last call seem to be falling off considerably
| ana OIIlclalS OF tne department. coHstTuc tnl
0 fact as an indication that the money marke
Q has been relieved TO sufficient extent b
meet the demands. Still, IL is thought tina
i + the remaining $1,000 200 which the depart
ment offers to buy will be offered within tn
next ten days.
Squabbling Over Hazen's Estate.
, WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s.-ISpecial Tele
q gram to the BEE. Mildred Mcleon Hazen
widow of General William b. IIazen, ha
a filed bill against john McLeon Hazer
= Emillne L.. Hazen, Reuben w. Hazen an
! George 8. Hazen, next of kin to Genera
, Hazen. She requests to be instructed as I
her rights and duties as executrix of his las
will, filed April Is. The will leaves her sol
legatee and afterwards provides that, shoul
!, she marry, half the estate shall 20 to job
McLeOn Hazen and requests tnat she cor
tinue the same aid and care extended by hir
9 during his lifetime to Emiline Il. HaZer
l. who had received $500 annually and that
It quarter section in Nebraska be decided to- hi
r. brothers, X. W. and George S. Hazen. Tn
v question arises as to whether these latte
a provisions are binding.